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This French Chanteuse Wrote Her Signature Song “La Vie en Rose"
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020

Who: Édith Piaf, legendary French singer and songwriter; regarded as France's national chanteuse; December 19, 1915–October 10, 1963
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- France
- musician
- singer
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This Circus Performer Was the First Known Female Tattoo Artist in the U.S.
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020

Who: Maud Wagner, the first known female tattoo artist in the United States; February 12, 1877–January 30, 1961
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- United States
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This Sharpshooter Became a Legendary Superstar in a Male-Dominated Sport
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Annie Oakley, international sensation known for her sharpshooter performances in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show; August 13, 1860–November 3, 1926
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This Writer Produced Her Masterpiece During the Harlem Renaissance
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020

Who: Zora Neale Hurston, world-renowned author, folklorist, and anthropologist known for her significant contributions to American literature; January 7, 1891–January 28, 1960
- United States
- writer
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This Queen Was One of the Most Powerful Figures in Medieval History
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Eleanor of Aquitaine, duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France and England, and one of the most powerful and wealthy women of the Middle Ages; 1122–April 1, 1204
- England
- France
- queen
- royalty
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This Newspaper Publisher Became the Most Powerful Woman in Media
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Katharine “Kay” Graham, publisher and owner of the Washington Post and CEO of the Washington Post Company; catapulted the newspaper to global success; June 16, 1917–July 17, 2001
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This Educator From the North Published "Rare" Stories of Antebellum America
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020

Who: Charlotte Forten Grimké, the first Black educator from the North to teach freed slaves in the South; abolitionist, advocate of social justice, and author; August 17, 1837–July 23, 1914
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This Famous Explorer Published Stories About "Unusual" Global Adventures
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Isabella Bird, an explorer, traveler, and the first woman inducted into the Royal Geographical Society; October 15, 1831–October 7, 1904
- England
- explorer
- photographer
- writer
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This Director Influenced Fairy-Tale Films with Silhouette Animation
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger, a pioneer in silhouette animation; she directed and created one of the first feature-length animated films; June 2, 1899–June 19, 1981
- artist
- director
- Germany
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This Revolutionary Writer Portrayed Her Heroines Unlike Most Authors of Her Time
by Andrea Leitch February 27, 2020
Who: Charlotte Brontë, a young author who wrote one of the most iconic novels in English literature; she published books under the pseudonym Currer Bell in the 1800s; April 21, 1816–March 31, 1855
- England
- writer
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